Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2007 record →
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH IN SIXTH GEAR WITH OVERDRIVE ACTIVATED, HE WAS UNABLE TO DOWNSHIFT. AS A RESULT, HE CRASHED INTO A DITCH. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER SHIFTED INTO SIXTH GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. AS OF JANUARY 30, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2,200. UPDATED 3/5/08 *CN
2007 JEEP COMPASS FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *KB OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-90-0963. *JB
ON SEPTEMBER 20 2007, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, I WHEN I CAME TO A STOP, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CHECK OIL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO, I DID NOT HAVE THE A\C ON. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE WITH NO PROBLEM. AND WHILE I MADE A FULL STOP FEW TIMES, I NOTICED THAT THE RPM WAS DROPPING LITTLE BY LITTLE. I CALLED JEEP TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, I WENT ON SEPTEMPER 24,2007 TO THE DEALER TO HAVE MY CAR CHECK. I EXPLAINED EVERYTHING. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP MY CAR, THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE ONLY THING THAT THEY MENTIONED WAS THAT THE COMPUTER OF THE CAR NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. AFTER I TOOK MY CAR, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE RPM OF THE CAR DROPS AND THE ENGINE SEEMS THAT IT WANTS TO START AND THEN IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL. IT IS A VERY STRANGE BEHAVIOR BECAUSE IT WAS NOT DOING THAT BEFORE. I TRIED TO USE A DIFFERENT GAS BRAND FEW TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUE TO OCCUR. IT IS NOT VERY OFTEN, BUT RECENTLY IT IS DOING THAT A LITTLE MORE OFTEN. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE BEGAN EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE RPM'S INCREASED TO 6,000 AND THEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT AND TWO MECHANICS TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE INCREASED TO 6,000 RPM'S AGAIN. THE MECHANICS DOWNLOADED AND REBOOTED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED ONE WEEK AGO. SHE CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND THEY INFORMED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE CONTACT IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THEREFORE IT WAS TOWED AND CURRENTLY REMAINS AT THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10,300.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 5,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,300.
WINDSHIELD JUST CRACKED ONE DAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON MY 2007 JEEP COMPASS. NOW IT HAS CRACKED SOME MORE AND A SURVEY SAID THAT THE WINDSHIELD WILL CRACK UNDER CERTAIN TYPES OF WEATHER.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. SHE STATED THAT THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE # 06V403000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,300.
JEEP CUSTOMER HAS SEVERAL CONCERNS ABOUT MIRRORS **CC THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, BECAUSE THE REAR HEAD REST OBSTRUCTED HER VIEW. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SIDE SWIPED BECAUSE SHE WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. THE CONSUMER HAD A PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. *JB
ON THE MORNING OF 02/10/2007 I WAS WAITING IN A LINE OF VEHICLES AT A LOCAL CAR WASH. I HAD NOT ENTERED OR USED THE CAR WASH TO THAT POINT. SUDDENLY, MY REAR WINDOW LITERALLY EXPLODED INTO THOUSANDS OF SMALL PIECES. I CHECKED THE BACK OF MY CAR AND THE PAVEMENT IN THE BACK OF CAR FOR EVIDENCE OF SOMETHING THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THROWN AT MY CAR AND FOUND NOTHING. I BELIEVE THAT THE GLASS WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS AFFECTED BY THE COLD WEATHER. ANYWAYS HAD MY CHILDREN BEEN IN THE BACK SEAT, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE BROKEN GLASS COULD HAVE STRUCK THEM IN THE BACK OF THEIR HEADS. *JB
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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